Funding · Iowa · Community development
Who funds community development in Iowa
Community development funding in Iowa is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Waterloo Development Corporation leads, and the money reaches 476 groups. Funders are thin on the ground: 476 community development organizations share only 607 funders between them.
The short version
- 607 funders gave $146M to 476 community development organizations in Iowa across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 73% of that came from funders also based in Iowa; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of community development in Iowa is Black Hawk County Gaming Association, at $8M.
- The community development organization drawing the most is Waterloo Development Corporation, at $9M.
Largest funders of community development in Iowa
The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Iowa, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Community development organizations in Iowa that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find community development funders in Iowa
- 1Start with the funders already active in Iowa
The funders giving the most to community development in Iowa are Black Hawk County Gaming Association, Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn, Southeast Iowa Regional Riverboat Commission. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
27% of community development money in Iowa comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Iowa.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Iowa?
- Start with the funders already giving to community development in Iowa, currently Black Hawk County Gaming Association, Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn, Southeast Iowa Regional Riverboat Commission. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Iowa from out of state.
- Who is the largest community development funder in Iowa?
- Black Hawk County Gaming Association gives the most to community development organizations in Iowa, $8M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to community development in Iowa?
- $146M reached 476 community development organizations in Iowa, from 607 funders. 73% came from funders also based in Iowa.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.